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i moved to washington in 2000. it is different watching politics in d.c. you have a front row seat to all this stuff. it has been an education for me. >> matt wuerkrker congratulations on the pulitzer prize. his inspiration was his neighbor growing up, paul conrad, a great political cartoonist for "the los angeles tis." he was kind of an angry guy, but matt isot. >> talk about old surprise winners, there is one right here crles scott hammer - -- charles krauthammer -- >> and you.
i moved to washington in 2000. it is different watching politics in d.c. you have a front row seat to all this stuff. it has been an education for me. >> matt wuerkrker congratulations on the pulitzer prize. his inspiration was his neighbor growing up, paul conrad, a great political cartoonist for "the los angeles tis." he was kind of an angry guy, but matt isot. >> talk about old surprise winners, there is one right here crles scott hammer - -- charles krauthammer --...
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i'm not a public policy guy, i'm not a washington insider. i'm a restaurant owner from houston, texas. so i can kind of tell you my kind of brief experience -- well, lifelong experience on this, but brief kind of political side of it is back in september of last year, um, every day in our restaurant we have what we call comida in which we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses and to our kitchen staff, talk about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table and not wasting. owning a restaurant's kind of like baby sitting, so it's kind of our moment to hit those points. and after that i had my longtime employee who's been with us over ten years, he came to us afterwards and wanted to talk to me about something. but i'd like to kind of tell you about this person before i start. over ten years ago, he came to work for our family's restaurant because his previous employer would not give him off on sunday to go to church with his family. very important part to note. i wasn't the job, it wasn't work conditions, it w
i'm not a public policy guy, i'm not a washington insider. i'm a restaurant owner from houston, texas. so i can kind of tell you my kind of brief experience -- well, lifelong experience on this, but brief kind of political side of it is back in september of last year, um, every day in our restaurant we have what we call comida in which we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses and to our kitchen staff, talk about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table and...
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i moved to washington in 2000. it is different watching politics in d.c. you have a front-row seat to all this stuff, and watching the political game played up close is a real education. >> matt wuerker, congratulations on the pulitzer prize. his inspiration growing up was his neighbor, paul conrad, a great political cartoonist for "the l.a. times." he was kind of an angry guy, but matt is not. >> talking about pulitzer prize winners, there is one right here, charles krauthammer -- >> and you. >> herblock. >> best job in the business. see you next week.
i moved to washington in 2000. it is different watching politics in d.c. you have a front-row seat to all this stuff, and watching the political game played up close is a real education. >> matt wuerker, congratulations on the pulitzer prize. his inspiration growing up was his neighbor, paul conrad, a great political cartoonist for "the l.a. times." he was kind of an angry guy, but matt is not. >> talking about pulitzer prize winners, there is one right here, charles...
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we could give you sernlt right now but of course we are dealing with washington so republicans in the house they said we are going to hold a middle class tax cut hostage unless they get another trillion dollars worth of tax cuts for the wealthyest 2 percent of americans. >> the democratic plan that was passed and endorced the white house would cost $250 billion. a proposal would have cost $405 billion. those numbers don't mean a whole lot right now. the bill has little chance of becoming laws since the house of representatives are so controlled republicans who say the democrats want to get re-elected and are not interested in fixing anything. >>> this is about the campaign and not about the economy. the worst thing we could do in the middle of this economic condition is to pass this pass increase. >> and senator mcconnell was realistic about the tax plan's chances in the senate before it failed. there is good news and the good news he said is this new con volume leeted democratic bill would never make it to the president's desk. >>> piecer dos s-- peter doocy in washington. >> now to
we could give you sernlt right now but of course we are dealing with washington so republicans in the house they said we are going to hold a middle class tax cut hostage unless they get another trillion dollars worth of tax cuts for the wealthyest 2 percent of americans. >> the democratic plan that was passed and endorced the white house would cost $250 billion. a proposal would have cost $405 billion. those numbers don't mean a whole lot right now. the bill has little chance of becoming...
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then just this week we added washington state and then just -- they would do nothing at all. eventually, have a bunch more states jumping on and then the supreme court can say we have a national consensus trend and the rest of you states, you gotta get on board too. >> eliot: do you think most people would appreciate -- it makes it easier for supreme court and at some point makes it imperative for the supreme court to embrace rights that have bubbled up more organically. that's what we saw on election day with state referenda expanding the marriage. >> the ninth amendment talks about rights of the people. the 14th amendment talks about privileges and immunitieses of citizens. from the citizenry from the people at a certain point. new rights. at a certain point the supreme court says yes this has now become part of the national fabric and you other states have to get on board. think about, for example women's rights. there was a time when it was okay for government to discriminate against women and then in the 1970s a whole bunch of state constitutions added state eras as in w
then just this week we added washington state and then just -- they would do nothing at all. eventually, have a bunch more states jumping on and then the supreme court can say we have a national consensus trend and the rest of you states, you gotta get on board too. >> eliot: do you think most people would appreciate -- it makes it easier for supreme court and at some point makes it imperative for the supreme court to embrace rights that have bubbled up more organically. that's what we...
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what is unacceptable is how washington continues to screw over the american class. allen grayson was a former congressman and future congressman. great to have you here. talk to me about the grand bargain, as it's currently structured are you for or against it? >> entirely against it. there is a book called the shock doctrine. this is an article official shock, being introduced to justify policies you could not possibly justify on the merits. the polls clearly show that over three quarters of the population doesn't want any cuts in benefits in social security or cuts from benefits in medicare to reduce the deficit. what they want are cuts in the defense budget and end to the war in afghanistan to reduce the deficit. instead, what had we're seeing is this artificial creation right after we saw a real crisis, we saw a real crisis in hurricane sandy, and that was a real crisis, an artificial crisis is being instituted to steal from us, the middle class and to steal from people in need. >> it's so refreshing to hear a democratic congressman say that. not only do you hav
what is unacceptable is how washington continues to screw over the american class. allen grayson was a former congressman and future congressman. great to have you here. talk to me about the grand bargain, as it's currently structured are you for or against it? >> entirely against it. there is a book called the shock doctrine. this is an article official shock, being introduced to justify policies you could not possibly justify on the merits. the polls clearly show that over three...
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i'm not a public policy die, i am not a washington insider. i am a restaurant owner from houston, texas. i can tell you my lifelong experience on this but the brief political side of it. back in september of last year, every day in the restaurant we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses, kitchen staff, it took about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table. running a restaurant is kind of like babysitting so that is our moment to hit those points. after that, my longtime employee who has been with us over 10 years, he came to us wanting to talk about something. over 10 years ago, he came to work for our family's restaurant because his previous employer would not give them off on sunday to go to church with his family. very important part to note. it was not the job, the work conditions, the pay. he wanted to go to church with his family. it turns out he was one of the greatest employees we have ever had. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him for 10 years. he pulls me aside and says, "brad, i have a q
i'm not a public policy die, i am not a washington insider. i am a restaurant owner from houston, texas. i can tell you my lifelong experience on this but the brief political side of it. back in september of last year, every day in the restaurant we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses, kitchen staff, it took about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table. running a restaurant is kind of like babysitting so that is our moment to hit those points. after...
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well joining us from washington, d.c. is a chairman of the dccc representing representative steve israel. thank you. you know this is a progressive show. we get a lot of pushback from the left. i am going to ask you about that. i really appreciate you joining us here, though. >> happy to be with you governor. >> two of the congressmen we just mentioned, mike mcintyre and larry kissel are both considered frontline democrats who the dccc has identified as critical to winning the majority. should the dccc be pushing candidates who really do vote against democratic priorities? >> when the democrats had the nathaniel 2006, think about what we did. when we had the nathaniel 2008 and had -- majority in 2008 and had president obama in the oval office, we passed the lilly ledbetter act that said no woman could be told she gets less pay for equal work. towards the end of our majority we passed the repeal of don't ask. don't tell. which was a fundamental element of fairness and civil rights. so when democrats are in the majority, wh
well joining us from washington, d.c. is a chairman of the dccc representing representative steve israel. thank you. you know this is a progressive show. we get a lot of pushback from the left. i am going to ask you about that. i really appreciate you joining us here, though. >> happy to be with you governor. >> two of the congressmen we just mentioned, mike mcintyre and larry kissel are both considered frontline democrats who the dccc has identified as critical to winning the...
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joining us from washington, democratic strategist tad devine. thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> karl rove writing the pages of the "wall street journal" making a big point about the importance of cash in this campaign cycle. he brought up the example in 2008 president obama outspent john mccain by 7-1 in some red swing states and basically makes the case if nothing else cash may win this race. what do you make of that? >> well, you know, i can't dispute the facts. the obama campaign had a significant spending advantage in 2008 and really helped them to go into places like indiana and virginia and north carolina that, you know, democratic campaigns in the past couldn't go to. but i don't think -- i read karl's piece this morning. i don't agree with his conclusions. his conclusions are the president's in a precarious position and spending too much money. i don't think they're spending too much money at all. they're feeding a very large campaign organization, a grassroots campaign organization that is unprecedented in terms of its s
joining us from washington, democratic strategist tad devine. thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> karl rove writing the pages of the "wall street journal" making a big point about the importance of cash in this campaign cycle. he brought up the example in 2008 president obama outspent john mccain by 7-1 in some red swing states and basically makes the case if nothing else cash may win this race. what do you make of that? >> well, you know, i can't...
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appropriated money to pay for housing food and medicine for poor people in the united states was george washington. the next comment of the night comes from matt in auckland new zealand are second from that island nation mad had this comment on how the government doesn't really listen to the people it's supposed to represent it frustrates me how a government whose role is to represent their population will never use the very best ideas that come out of that same population like for example james hansen's carbon tax idea instead they make often secretive decisions on the population's behalf and both the press and the populations themselves are left to retro engineer from the outcomes what those original decisions were like the iraq war etc and i see in the system all wrong and if i'm not then does this not frustrate you also thanks for your great work well no i think you're seeing it right what we have i was reading earlier in the program about how we are basically an oligarchy now not a democracy any longer and we're seeing that increasingly the people are that there's this interrelationship betwe
appropriated money to pay for housing food and medicine for poor people in the united states was george washington. the next comment of the night comes from matt in auckland new zealand are second from that island nation mad had this comment on how the government doesn't really listen to the people it's supposed to represent it frustrates me how a government whose role is to represent their population will never use the very best ideas that come out of that same population like for example...
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and hello again from "fox news sunday" in washington. from the changing of welfare reform and implementing the new health care law there is concern in key states where the 2012 presidential election could be determined . joining us now is two governors from two influential state. scott scott in florida and terry branstad. there is a set of new possible waivers by the federal government of work requirementsurped welfare reform . this would apire on the surface to be simply a case of the states getting more flexibility in how they administer the work requirements for receiving welfare benefits. governor scott, how do you see the waivers. some people say it is going to gut the law. >> unfortunately it is a huge step in the wrong direction . i was governor along with tommy thompson and governor engler in michigan. we worked with president clinton to get the welfare moved from entitlement program to a program that focused on job training and work. and we helped to move millions of people off of the welfare rolls boo permanent employment. we r
and hello again from "fox news sunday" in washington. from the changing of welfare reform and implementing the new health care law there is concern in key states where the 2012 presidential election could be determined . joining us now is two governors from two influential state. scott scott in florida and terry branstad. there is a set of new possible waivers by the federal government of work requirementsurped welfare reform . this would apire on the surface to be simply a case of...
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we had friends -- it's past tense now -- in washington, d.c. they've been together for over a decade. one partner went out of town on a business trip. came back, opened his apartment door. and his partner was on the floor, having passed out -- or died of a heart attack in his absence. the deceased partner's relative was a lawyer brother in boston for whom had been estranged. he came and took everything. the laws were against the one that -- they shared their lives and their fortune and yet he lost t all. so this grieving partner lost not only the love of his life, but everything that they had built together. there's that kind of injustice. and this barrier that we insist on, legalistic barrier that we insist on putting up is to me unfathomable. in the case of our being incourse rated in the second world war, we looked different. we were visibly identifiable. but in the case of homophobia, we are literally members of a family. we are sons and daughters of heterosexual parents. we are brothers and sisters. we are literally kin, blood kin, and yet
we had friends -- it's past tense now -- in washington, d.c. they've been together for over a decade. one partner went out of town on a business trip. came back, opened his apartment door. and his partner was on the floor, having passed out -- or died of a heart attack in his absence. the deceased partner's relative was a lawyer brother in boston for whom had been estranged. he came and took everything. the laws were against the one that -- they shared their lives and their fortune and yet he...
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this week, washington is really into another so-called doomsday plan. but it's a weird kind of doomsday plan. it's not a plan meant to save the country in the event of doomsday. it is a plan meant to create a doomsday scenario in the event that republicans have to compromise on tax rates. on monday, abc's jonathan carl explained how it worked. he said "republicans are seriously considering a doomsday plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely. it would be quite simple. house republicans would allow a vote on extending the bush middle class tax cuts. that bill already passed in august in the senate. and offer the president nothing more. no extension to the debt ceiling, nothing on unemployment, nothing on loopholes. congress would recess for the holidays and the president would face a big battle early in the year over the debt ceiling. ." two republican officials tell me this is becoming the most likely scenario. "the new york times" added more detail including this amazing quote from rep michael c. burgess of texas. "there's always better ground, but
this week, washington is really into another so-called doomsday plan. but it's a weird kind of doomsday plan. it's not a plan meant to save the country in the event of doomsday. it is a plan meant to create a doomsday scenario in the event that republicans have to compromise on tax rates. on monday, abc's jonathan carl explained how it worked. he said "republicans are seriously considering a doomsday plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely. it would be quite simple. house republicans...
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i received a lot of pictures that people took with their cell phones, from washington, d.c., a lot of my wife's former colleagues sent photos of discovery flying over, a lot of excitement. >> your wife being former congress woman gabby giffords. on the plane is bill rickey, the pilot, in nasa aircraft operator is his formal title. do you know him? >> yeah, at our aircraft operations division at johnson space center we have a bunch of research pilots. he's one of those, a pilot in t-38 training airplane we use, also pilot on the shuttle carrier aircraft. >> does it feel different flying that with the shuttle on top of it than it would flying a normal 747? >> well, absolutely. that is not a normal 747. it's almost gutted on the inside, to make it much lighter, once they add the shuttle carrier or once they add the space shuttle to the orbiter to the top, that has different flying characteristics. i haven't had an opportunity to fly it but i hear it's a challenge. >> i wbet it is. people made observations what would be the future of manned space flight and are people -- obviously, a lot
i received a lot of pictures that people took with their cell phones, from washington, d.c., a lot of my wife's former colleagues sent photos of discovery flying over, a lot of excitement. >> your wife being former congress woman gabby giffords. on the plane is bill rickey, the pilot, in nasa aircraft operator is his formal title. do you know him? >> yeah, at our aircraft operations division at johnson space center we have a bunch of research pilots. he's one of those, a pilot in...
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a brand new report shedding light on the port coming out of washington. we will breakdown all of those numbers. first we check in with brian kilmeade to see what's coming up on "fox & friends". a little birdie tells me eli is coming on. >> how dare you give it away. we went over this in rehearsal this morning. ainsley i will start fresh. hank crump will be on he designed the word afghanistan that blew up the taliban in a matter of weeks. he will be talking about the investigative leaks. why am i sit hearing behind the jump set? def leppard is here. they had 15 top 40 hits. they are going to be here live as part of our summer concert series. and as ainsley mentioned for the first time in the history of eli manning's career he is going to be playing our show the two time super bowl mvp. it will be exciting and great. we have a lot of fun in store. first things first free food straight ahead. >> quick headlines for you. massachusetts spending $18 million on healthcare for illegal immigrants out of staters and other people who can't prove they live in the sta
a brand new report shedding light on the port coming out of washington. we will breakdown all of those numbers. first we check in with brian kilmeade to see what's coming up on "fox & friends". a little birdie tells me eli is coming on. >> how dare you give it away. we went over this in rehearsal this morning. ainsley i will start fresh. hank crump will be on he designed the word afghanistan that blew up the taliban in a matter of weeks. he will be talking about the...
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abc/"washington post" poll, views of ryan as the v.p. pick. you can see before, favorable, unfavorable and after the august 11, august 12. 15-point jump in favorable rating. also, view among independents. favorable, unfavorable, undecided. also there. a huge jump amongst independents before and after. then view among seniors. this, of course, is key. as he will be attacked on the issue of medicare and what is his proposed budget. that actually passed the house. what about this this pick and how it's playing? bring in the panel. pat buchanan. kirsten powers. >> this is unromney like act. torpedo full speed ahead. he united his base and energized his base. the fellow is young and fresh. new generation. they changed the subject from bain capital and taxes and mitt romney. i think they moveded it on to a different front. the downside, of course, is ryan budget. and the key thing for republicans is they are going to have to define paul ryan or the country. ryan will have to do it for axelrod and plouffe get to do it through their attack ads. >> bre
abc/"washington post" poll, views of ryan as the v.p. pick. you can see before, favorable, unfavorable and after the august 11, august 12. 15-point jump in favorable rating. also, view among independents. favorable, unfavorable, undecided. also there. a huge jump amongst independents before and after. then view among seniors. this, of course, is key. as he will be attacked on the issue of medicare and what is his proposed budget. that actually passed the house. what about this this...
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and today we need urgent change in washington. [ cheers and applause ] and we need a proven leader with passion and compassion. i have seen mitt romney be that leader. he is the right man at the right time to be the next president of the united states! thank you very much [ applause ] >> we will run the john mccain piece on monday in its entirety. that is it for us tonight from florida, governor romney expected to speak about 10:00 o'clock. clint eastwood and senator marco rubio coming up. we appreciate you watching "the factor." i'm bill o'reilly. we'll see you again back in new york you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank.
and today we need urgent change in washington. [ cheers and applause ] and we need a proven leader with passion and compassion. i have seen mitt romney be that leader. he is the right man at the right time to be the next president of the united states! thank you very much [ applause ] >> we will run the john mccain piece on monday in its entirety. that is it for us tonight from florida, governor romney expected to speak about 10:00 o'clock. clint eastwood and senator marco rubio coming...
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i'm live in washington n oin ou daily fix, romney attacked gingrich on freddie mac and fannie mae and accused him of panderring to the space crowd. >> if i had a business executive come to me and said they wanted to spend a billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i would say you are fired. >> what a debate. i mean, watching them go at each other, gingrich with this debate coach, this was gingrich taking a -- rather, romney with a new debate coach. romney taking on gingrich on the whole freddie mac deal. >> governor romney, in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he made off of how many households that were foreclosed. >> my investments have been in a blind trust, managed by a trustee. have you checked your own investments? you have investments that have mutual funds that also invest in fannie mae and freddie mac. >> now, i think there was fact checking there that mitt romney's mutual fund which was not stock but which invests in freddie and fanny, was not part of the blind trust, you know, there's a lot going back and forth here. but the bottom line is, any time m
i'm live in washington n oin ou daily fix, romney attacked gingrich on freddie mac and fannie mae and accused him of panderring to the space crowd. >> if i had a business executive come to me and said they wanted to spend a billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, i would say you are fired. >> what a debate. i mean, watching them go at each other, gingrich with this debate coach, this was gingrich taking a -- rather, romney with a new debate coach. romney taking on gingrich on...
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erskine bowles wrote today in "the washington post" and i quote... but throughout the campaign, president obama insisted that any deal must include tax hikes on the well-to-do. something this campaign senior as viser david axelrod emphasized today. >> he talked about it in debates and speeches. on the need for balanced deficit reduction that included some new revenues and he was re-elected by you know, in a significant way. but if the attitude is that, you know nothing happened on tuesday, that would be unfortunate. >> eliot: that seems to be house speaker john boehner's attitude toward any tax hike at all. take a listen. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly it couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it could pass the senate. so the votes aren't there. what i did yesterday was lay out a reasonable, responsible way forward to avoid the fiscal cliff and that's through putting increased revenues on the table but through reforming our tax code. >> eliot: for more on the perils of the fiscal cliff and the choices before us, i'm joined by ro
erskine bowles wrote today in "the washington post" and i quote... but throughout the campaign, president obama insisted that any deal must include tax hikes on the well-to-do. something this campaign senior as viser david axelrod emphasized today. >> he talked about it in debates and speeches. on the need for balanced deficit reduction that included some new revenues and he was re-elected by you know, in a significant way. but if the attitude is that, you know nothing happened...
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i like to trelt to where i work in washington, d.c. what happens in congress. what happened. the negotiations between congress. the conversations behind closed doors. what lobbyist said to people. what makes it into the congressial record. that's the votes and floor speeches. the stuff of public consumption. and then there's what getsing a gait bid organizations who i used to work for, the sunlight foundation. there's a press who writes on top of their data. and what makes it finally on television like on fox. and msnbc. a fraction of the actual story. part of that is because they have a fine amount of real estate agent they can tell a story in. so being a conscious consumer means ever striving to get closer to the source of what happened. that's going to help you make better decisions because obviously if you're only consuming the processed stuff. you're subject to delusion. you're subject to someone else making up your mind for you. providing that provides source material i think is vital. the third tip i have, be be a producer not a consumer. wake up every morning as a pro
i like to trelt to where i work in washington, d.c. what happens in congress. what happened. the negotiations between congress. the conversations behind closed doors. what lobbyist said to people. what makes it into the congressial record. that's the votes and floor speeches. the stuff of public consumption. and then there's what getsing a gait bid organizations who i used to work for, the sunlight foundation. there's a press who writes on top of their data. and what makes it finally on...
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it adds to the sense that washington is broken. if the republicans try to make this a point in their arguments, player making a big mistake. >> back with us, has karl rove lost it? i thought the whole point of these campaigns is to take every single experience opportunity and attack the opposition. he's saying no. >> well, look. i've been very honest on this program as well. you cannot blame the president for gas prices. that's just not fair. and i don't think you can blame the president for the secret service scandal. the gsa thing i think is a little murkier waters. but look, if the white house ignores the secret service issue, doesn't fully investigate it, then i think it is fair to call into question their oversight and leadership over what could have been an incredibly dangerous and damaging moment for this president. >> just so you know, jay carney, the white house chief press spokesman, said that the white house counsel has conducted their own inquiry already in relation to white house staff. >> that's good. that's good. >>
it adds to the sense that washington is broken. if the republicans try to make this a point in their arguments, player making a big mistake. >> back with us, has karl rove lost it? i thought the whole point of these campaigns is to take every single experience opportunity and attack the opposition. he's saying no. >> well, look. i've been very honest on this program as well. you cannot blame the president for gas prices. that's just not fair. and i don't think you can blame the...
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it doesn't start in washington. it starts with a million quiet heroes who love their country and believe they can change it. now, we all have different backgrounds. we all have different political beliefs. the latino community is not monolithic, the african-american community is not all of one mind. it's a big country. and sometimes in tough times in a country this big and busy, especially during a political year, those differences are cast in a bright spotlight. but i ran for this office because i am absolutely convinced that what binds us together has always proven stronger than what drives us apart. we are one people. we need oneanother. our patriotism is rooted not in race, not in ethnicity, not in creed. it is based on a shared belief in the enduring and permanent promise of america. that's the promise that draws so many talented, driven people to these shores. that's the promise that drew my own father here. that's the promise that drew your parents or grandparents or great grandparents, generations of people
it doesn't start in washington. it starts with a million quiet heroes who love their country and believe they can change it. now, we all have different backgrounds. we all have different political beliefs. the latino community is not monolithic, the african-american community is not all of one mind. it's a big country. and sometimes in tough times in a country this big and busy, especially during a political year, those differences are cast in a bright spotlight. but i ran for this office...
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the number of arabian nights plus the number of problems jay-z has. [ laughter ] those crumb-bums in washington are hearing our voice -- our bitchy bitchy voice. [ laughter ] because so far this year 70% of all presidential ads have been negative. that's not even counting the positive gingrich ads, which are still kind of negative because they include newt gingrich. [ laughter ] but all this negativity can have a downside for the donors. just listen to the ceo of karl rove's superpac american crossroads, steven law. he's so worried about the billionaires. >> we have some very large donors who contribute a significant amount and they are fully disclosed, they're not overly concerned about it. but there are some people who are concerned about a culture of intimidation. increasingly, people feel like there are reprisals against people who get involved in the political process. >> stephen: yes, secret billionaires are just trying to get involved in the political process -- the same way the secret service wanted to get involved with those prostitutes. [ laughter ] so to protect themselves from accou
the number of arabian nights plus the number of problems jay-z has. [ laughter ] those crumb-bums in washington are hearing our voice -- our bitchy bitchy voice. [ laughter ] because so far this year 70% of all presidential ads have been negative. that's not even counting the positive gingrich ads, which are still kind of negative because they include newt gingrich. [ laughter ] but all this negativity can have a downside for the donors. just listen to the ceo of karl rove's superpac american...
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no one said anything about this in washington? >> not much anyway. according too twro your views ts guy is either a trade error a hero. pakistani official said overnight they should mined their own business here. the guy is preparing to spened decades in prison. that's him under a vaccination program he was hiding out in pakistan has been found guilty of trees son. he has been sentenced to 33 years in prison. he was hiding out under their noses. they were angry about the raid they took him out. administration officials have been very careful to avoid much direct criticism here despite the value role he played. the state department would only offer this rather tepid response. >> our views haven't changed. we will continue to see no basis for him to be held. >> u.s. senators are going further. mccain and carl levin offered this. it was a courageous heroic and patriotic act. it called for pakistan government pardon of u.s. officials asked pakistan to release him. a government official in pakistan has afridi has two months to appeal the verdict. he has b
no one said anything about this in washington? >> not much anyway. according too twro your views ts guy is either a trade error a hero. pakistani official said overnight they should mined their own business here. the guy is preparing to spened decades in prison. that's him under a vaccination program he was hiding out in pakistan has been found guilty of trees son. he has been sentenced to 33 years in prison. he was hiding out under their noses. they were angry about the raid they took...
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it's about washington politics. and i don't think the american people who are fair minded are going to believe this is a true investigation until everyone who has been involved in this operation wide receiver from its inception ends up in front of darryl issa's committee putting up their right hand, telling everything they know. they're hanging it on president obama because they don't want him in office, and eric holder is just the vehicle to get there. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, following the contempt charges against eric holder, what do you think republicans are more interested in? text a for the truth, text b for hurting the president. you can go to our blog. we'll bring you results later on in the show. joining me tonight is carolyn maloney of new york. congresswoman, appreciate your time tonight. a lot of detail to the story. no question about it. what is the end game for the republicans here? just what do they want if they don't want to bring everybody in who h
it's about washington politics. and i don't think the american people who are fair minded are going to believe this is a true investigation until everyone who has been involved in this operation wide receiver from its inception ends up in front of darryl issa's committee putting up their right hand, telling everything they know. they're hanging it on president obama because they don't want him in office, and eric holder is just the vehicle to get there. get your cell phones out. i want to know...
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google has a tremendous amount of interest before washington right now. they don't want tough online privacy laws to be passed. that is their biggest thing in d.c. right now, with consumers worried about the privacy of their data online, google does not want tougher laws on that. microsoft and google and these folks have to compete. >> how do you find out who is sponsoring these parties? they're not always self of it with big, flashy dollars self evident with big, flashy symbols? the people who know, those who are being honored, that is what matters. >> i have been asking how much the sponsorships cost. none of the -- they won't tell me. if i go in and take photos of these elephants and the sponsorship billboards when you walk into the bar, it has the chamber of commerce on there, microsoft on it, as duke energy on there. we're keeping track of it all. >> last night at the cuban social club, which is a historic monument, there was not a full description given of how the social club got started by anarchists and socialist cuban cigar makers who would put i
google has a tremendous amount of interest before washington right now. they don't want tough online privacy laws to be passed. that is their biggest thing in d.c. right now, with consumers worried about the privacy of their data online, google does not want tougher laws on that. microsoft and google and these folks have to compete. >> how do you find out who is sponsoring these parties? they're not always self of it with big, flashy dollars self evident with big, flashy symbols? the...
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. >> we understand how washington works. we will reach across the aisle and find good people who like us, want to make sure the company deals with its challenges. we'll get america on track again. >> we'll make sure this company deals with its challenges. this comp -- what? >> we'll find good people who like us, want to make sure this company deals with its challenges. we'll get america on track again. >> america is not a company. and does that mean mitt romney wants to fire all of us? like he fired workers at a lot of those businesses, bain capital bought so he could turn them around? >> these guys are tired. they're all tired, but in politics, it doesn't matter how tired you are. really it does not matter. after their respective conventions in '08, the democrats and republicans raced off to shake hour hands and make more speeches. the last balloons probably hadn't been pulled down from the ceiling and barack obama was in pennsylvania and michigan. and john mccain was in arizona and new mexico and missouri. take a breath bu
. >> we understand how washington works. we will reach across the aisle and find good people who like us, want to make sure the company deals with its challenges. we'll get america on track again. >> we'll make sure this company deals with its challenges. this comp -- what? >> we'll find good people who like us, want to make sure this company deals with its challenges. we'll get america on track again. >> america is not a company. and does that mean mitt romney wants to...